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1 Arthur Fry invented the first Post-it note in

a 1974. b 1968.2 How did Spencer Silver help Arthur?a He created the glue. b He created the pieces of paper.3 What colour were the first Post-it notes?a light blue b yellow

4 Bette Graham worked as a

a secretary. b painter.5 She invented a type of paint in 1951 for a her secretary. b herself.

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6 Bette worked with to create Mistake out.

a her son b a teacher

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2 Jake _____

3 Carla _____

4 Phillip _____

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1 What did John like most?

a the butterfliesb the Skywirec the Rainforest biome2 The Skywire is the zip wire in England.a highest and longestb highest and fastestc longest and fastest3 John says the ride is a fun.b scary.c dangerous.4 When John was on the ride, he didnt see a the sea.b the biomes.c the plants.

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5 How much did John pay for the Skywire ride?

a 25b 15c 10

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Last week, Mrs Graham visited our schoolto talk to us about inventions. When shewas a girl, she wanted to be an inventorherself, but she decided to study history.She likes reading about inventions thatwe use every day. She talked abouttwo inventors from the USA: JosephineCochrane and Percy Spencer.Josephine Cochrane was born in1839. She was a very rich woman wholiked having parties, but didnt likewashing the dishes. Her servants didthis for her, but she wasnt very happybecause sometimes they broke the plates.She wanted a machine to wash her platesquickly and without breaking them. Sheinvented the first dishwasher in 1886. In

the beginning, it was used in hotels and

restaurants, then in peoples houses.Percy Spencer was a scientist whoworked with radars in the 1940s. Oneday he walked past a radar machine anda chocolate bar in his pocket melted.Percy noticed this and went to get somepopcorn seeds. He put the seeds infront of the machine and they startedpopping! Thats how he invented themicrowave. Percy didnt finish school, buthe learned chemistry, physics and mathsby himself. Isnt he amazing?There are many important inventorswho invented things by accident, saidMrs Graham. But like Percy, they wereall very observant and worked very hard.

1 Mrs Graham was an inventor when she was young. _____

2 Mrs Graham is from the USA. _____3 Josephine Cochranes servants helped her to invent the dishwasher. _____4 People didnt have a dishwasher at home in 1886. _____5 Percy Spencer was an observant man. _____

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A FUN INVENTION!Smartphones are a great invention. There are lots of applications you canhave for less than 5. Here are some fun apps for children or adults.A Curious Georges Town (2.49)

B On this day (0.99)

Children (4 years old and older) organise the

vegetables in the market, learn the alphabetin the library and help recycle in the park.They win coins (not real ones!) which theycan save or use to build their town and buyfarm animals (and dinosaurs).

Choose any day of the year and get

information on events that happened inthe past on that day. For example, whathappened on 7th April? Well, Keith Kelloggcreated the cereal Corn Flakes in 1860, andthe famous artist El Greco died in 1614. Thisapp is great for teenagers and adults.

C The Shape Monster (free)

This game is for children aged two and up,and it helps them to learn the shapes. TheShape Monster is a friendly but hungrymonster. He tells the children what shape hewants to eat and they give it to him. Thereare two levels for different ages.

D Waze (free)This app is used by drivers who prefer to havesatnav technology on their phone. They canbuild their own maps, get information onthe traffic and directions as they drive.When there are problems, they can sendthis information to other drivers who havethe app.

2 This app helps users learn the value of money.

3 This app is only for adult users.

4 You can learn about discoveries and inventions with this app.

5 Its the cheapest app for children.

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1 This app is designed for the youngest users.

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CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

Captain James Cook was a famous explorer.He was born in 1728 in England and lived ona farm until he was about 18. He loved thesea and decided to work on a ship. He wasvery good at making maps and as a captainhe introduced important changes for hissailors health and safety. For example, heasked them to wash every day and eat lots offresh fruit.He left for his first journey on August 26,1768 and didnt return until July 1771.Cook travelled around the South Pacificand created maps of the islands. He didntdiscover Australia or New Zealand, but hewas the first to see the east coast of Australiaand the first to sail around and map theislands of New Zealand.

He liked the kangaroos and other animals in

Australia. The scientists who travelled withCaptain Cook collected and recorded manyplants and animals.On this first expedition, Captain Cook firstvisited Tahiti. The natives on this island werevery nice and some of Cooks men didntwant to leave. The Maoris, the natives in NewZealand, werent so friendly and there wasa fight between them and Cooks men. Theyalso had tattoos on their faces and some ofCooks sailors wanted to have them on theirarms. They started a tradition that continuestoday. In his third and last expedition,Captain Cook visited the Hawaiian Islands.Unfortunately, there was a fight with thenatives and Cook was killed there.

2 Captain Cook didnt

a discover New Zealand.b map New Zealand.c sail in the Pacific.

3 Who wanted tattoos on their arms?

a the Maorisb the sailorsc the natives

4 The natives in were friendly to

Captain Cook and his men.a New Zealandb Hawaiic Tahiti

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1 Cook wasnt a a farmer.b a captainc an explorer.

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Roberts life

6 years ago (5 years old)

Today (11 years old)

live

Manchester

London

play

football

tennis

like

history

science

listen to

pop music

rock n roll music

1 Where does Robert live now?

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2 What school subject did he like 6

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3 What type of music does he listen

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4 Where did he live before?

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5 What sport does he play?

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6 What school subject does he like?

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7 What sport did he play?

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What type of music did he listen to? _______________________________________________

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1 Where ____________________________________________ now?

She lives in Edinburgh.

2 Who ____________________________________________?

She created Harry Potter.

3 Where ____________________________________________ after college?

She worked for Amnesty International after college.

4 Who ____________________________________________ now?

She helps people with health problems around the world.

5 Where ____________________________________________ when she was a child?

She lived in Gloucestershire, in England.

6 What ____________________________________________ to do in the future?

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She wants to write more books.

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Hi! Im Jessica.Im from Manchester. 1 When I was 4 years old, I didnt live ina house. I lived in a flat. Now I live in a house and Ive got a bigbedroom. What about you?

2 I like listening to hip-hop music, but when I was younger I liked

pop music. When I was five, I wanted to be a pilot. Now I want tobe an inventor! And you?3 My mother is a doctor. She worked in a hospital, but now she doesntwork. She wants to help me and my brother. What about your parents?